Admit it – you love toys. Why do you think we parents buy so many toys for our kids? Because secretly we want to play with them too. But it’s time to come out of the closet! This season, instead of just buying toys for your children, nieces and nephews, buy some for yourself! Buy toys for your spouse, partner, friend, and grandparent. Put them in your giftsoc and share gift ideas. To help you get started, Giftsoc has put together a list of 10 toys that might appeal to both children AND adults.

1. Spin Top

Who can resist a spinning top? There are many different kinds but the one we are interested in today is the kind that spins with the help of a string. Spintastics sells these plastic tops in different sizes and in varying colors. You can do all kinds of tricks with them. There are even spin top clubs and competitions!

There are some serious collectors out there! The Sierra Toy Soldier Company offers “the finest quality historical figures, military miniatures, model aircraft and toy soldiers available.” And it’s true; they have a fantastic inventory.

The Zoetrope is an optical toy that creates an animated illusion of motion. In other words, it’s an open drum with spinning pictures! The best thing about this toy is you have a chance to create your own picture strips.

High Rollers are Big Wheels for adults. Do you remember peddling down the sidewalk as fast as you could on your colorful, plastic Big Wheel? Well now you can do it again on the High Roller. And according to an article in the Wall Street Journal, next year Kids Only – the company division that license’s Big Wheels – is going to release a model just for adults!

The Perplexus is a maze inside of a transparent sphere. If you have persistence this challenging game can be quite a lot of fun. If you get frustrated easily then the Perplexus is not for you! As the product description says, “it is easy to play, hard to master.”